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Making musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune is the formal definition of singing.

For most, it is just a hobby and many a times a popular one. But for many, it is a passion where they spend all their lives to perfect it. After all, when you want to relax you just put on some soothing music. We all know how the words and the instruments in perfect harmony bring peace to our mind. So if you also want to join this wonderful activity, but fear you just don’t have that talent to sing perfectly then fear not.

Here, I have listed out 5 ways by which you can improve the quality of your singing and really be proud of it.

5 ways to improve the quality of your singing

1. Health

You may think that singing is just using your vocal cords so there is absolutely no requirement to look after your health, but that is completely false. What you eat, what you drink and how you maintain your lifestyle matters a lot when it comes to your singing capability. You have to consider yourself as an Olympic athlete and train yourself the same way. Just before your singing sessions, eat in moderation, do not starve yourself and neither fill your stomach to the brim. In addition to this, also try to avoid foods that will interfere with your vocals. These foods include cold milk, cold drinks, fruit juices, alcohol and other products. Instead, try to have a small cup of green tea or other herbal tea which further clears your throat.

2. Ascending Notes

When you start singing do not jump to the high notes instantly. Instead, relax your vocal cords by going over the low notes first and then gradually moving towards your high notes. If you immediately move to the high notes there are strong chances that your vocal cords may get strained and reaching those high notes will become next to impossible. So bear in mind that the notes have to be reached like climbing stairs, in an ascending manner.

3. Humming

Humming is the all-rounder of singing exercises. It warms up your voice if it is done in a correct manner. You can use the sound of “hmm” and track your voice when it comes out from different registers. It greatly improves the control you have on your voice and also clears it. You will feel more control over your vocals. To do this, pick a song you want to learn, play it and hum along with it. Try to modulate and control your vocal ranges and your vocal strength. However, humming in itself is a great exercise to warm up your voice, you should not rely completely on it. You should also mix and match other vocal exercises to achieve significant results.

4. Take Help

If you are struggling to hit a high note you were trying to for a while now then don’t go over your own limitations and damage your voice. Instead, it may be time to seek out a little help and search for a teacher who would help you to reach your goal. Having a teacher who has more experience in the field, will help you to evaluate your singing capabilities and create a plan suited for you which you could learn at your pace without burdening your vocal cords. Moreover, having more experience the teacher has many tips and tricks which could prove beneficial to you. Alternatively, you can also opt for a plethora of mobile apps and websites which are available online. These applications have a predefined laid out course which you can take on your own pace.

5. Practice, practice, practice

This is determining factor that differentiates a great singer from a crowd of good singers. There are two things in singing, talent, and hard work. Time has seen again and again that hard work beats talent, every time. This same rule applies to you too. Learning a new technique will not be enough if you aren’t able to master it by practicing repeatedly. You have to practice it till it becomes common sense to you. To achieve this, you have to create a realistic schedule and have to follow it religiously and without any fail or excuses of any kind. Being disciplined is the key towards a great singer.

You know as it is said: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard

Conclusion

Thus, following these tips you are assured to become a better singer than you were yesterday and realize your complete potential and enhance it even further.